On average there are about 397,000 children in out-of-home care in the United States. And yet, LGBT couples aren't allowed to adopt in some states. Some people say that children need a mother and a father to raise children; to provide both viewpoints of gender: masculinity, femininity and all the issues those entail. However, there are many who believe that gender does not matter when parenting. Over the years, the number of children living with LGBT parents has risen tremendously. As the trend continues, that number will only increase, as same sex adoption and parenting becomes more and more widely accepted. The most restrictive states are Mississippi and Utah, where same sex couples cannot legally adopt at all.
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